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What are your thoughts given some basic info? Fraud, Criminal Intent, PTSD & psychology.
An Army infantry soldier completes a first term 4 year enlistment, excited following 9/11. Possibly serves only one overseas tour, and never fires his weapon in combat. Gets out of Army following enlistment and joins Army Guard. Within first year of guard duty (upon orders for overseas tour) claims PTSD threatens to kill his comrades. Is released from duty.
Member has tried for 12 years to get benefits, and finally receives 100% disability. Claims to his family that his PTSD disease is cured. Does not follow psychologists prescriptions, as they are not really needed.
Was member fit for duty when enlisting in the Army Guard? Or did this member fraudulently join having pre-existing condition?
Can this member have concealed carry and go hunting, when he claims PTSD for gunfire?
would you consider this member to be defrauding the government and taxpayer?
Soldier has lied to family members claiming to be heroic sniper, only to reveal as lies later, having never fired his weapon in actual combat. Possibly used similar lies to VA psychologist.
How would you approach situation? VA does not seem to care, and does not offer path for investigation.
An Army infantry soldier completes a first term 4 year enlistment, excited following 9/11. Possibly serves only one overseas tour, and never fires his weapon in combat. Gets out of Army following enlistment and joins Army Guard. Within first year of guard duty (upon orders for overseas tour) claims PTSD threatens to kill his comrades. Is released from duty.
Member has tried for 12 years to get benefits, and finally receives 100% disability. Claims to his family that his PTSD disease is cured. Does not follow psychologists prescriptions, as they are not really needed.
Was member fit for duty when enlisting in the Army Guard? Or did this member fraudulently join having pre-existing condition?
Can this member have concealed carry and go hunting, when he claims PTSD for gunfire?
would you consider this member to be defrauding the government and taxpayer?
Soldier has lied to family members claiming to be heroic sniper, only to reveal as lies later, having never fired his weapon in actual combat. Possibly used similar lies to VA psychologist.
How would you approach situation? VA does not seem to care, and does not offer path for investigation.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
PTSD
Posted 4 y ago
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There are a whole lot of assumptions, ignorance and guess work going on here. My thought is walk away.
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Small arms gunfire is not equitable to large armillary rounds Especially volleys of multiple rounds. Do you have a coherent point?
The last time I checked, .45 or 9 mm rounds do not shake the house off of the foundations. 155mm Howitzers and/or PATRIOT rounds do. Air effects rounds are a little more scary than a 9mm concealed carry firearm that I have under my control.
No one can stoo people from lying unless you are God on Earth. No one can stop me from making a bona fide claim. Were you ever in a fire zone?
The last time I checked, .45 or 9 mm rounds do not shake the house off of the foundations. 155mm Howitzers and/or PATRIOT rounds do. Air effects rounds are a little more scary than a 9mm concealed carry firearm that I have under my control.
No one can stoo people from lying unless you are God on Earth. No one can stop me from making a bona fide claim. Were you ever in a fire zone?
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As a retired SFC Veteran I can tell you there is a difference between who deserves to get PTSD disability. Those that push the envelope continuously are generally the ones that know what the symptoms are and compound them during the interview process. I know this to be fact because they are taking away from those that truly need help.
Then there are those veterans that truly have PTSD but say everything is ok! Those are the veterans that are, generally, selling short their issues of what they did or saw during their deployment(s). I can state this from fact as I never fired a weapon but have witnessed mass casualty situations. Most notably Khobar Towers Bombing.
If you are caught not needing any further therapy you are healed and you do not deserve the disability. That's what is wrong with the system!
Then there are those veterans that truly have PTSD but say everything is ok! Those are the veterans that are, generally, selling short their issues of what they did or saw during their deployment(s). I can state this from fact as I never fired a weapon but have witnessed mass casualty situations. Most notably Khobar Towers Bombing.
If you are caught not needing any further therapy you are healed and you do not deserve the disability. That's what is wrong with the system!
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Too many questions. I am a service-connected disabled veteran wit a rating of 60% total. 40% TBI, 30% Major Depression, and 10% for Tinnitus. No PTSD. It took 20 years from the time of my original claim to the time I was awarded the 30% compensation I was first given, and the remainder through additional claims. And they weight average the total sum of the percentages to get 60%. It seems a little incredible that the individual got 100%. In my case, I had to fight for every dime I receive, and I am so grateful for all of the medical help and other assistance I have received, and I have given back as much as I could through volunteering at functions, like Stand Downs. We should not attack eachother, though. There is more than enough of that going on.
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Just worry about you bro. You did your time, others did theirs and everyone's experience is different. As far as I'm concerned it's none of my fukin business what other veterans claim on their C&P.
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Apologies, but I'm not reading all the comments. Literally, 90% of our military members have PTSD. Many don't recognize it...many more do. We all have hyper-vigilance, which is a mild to moderated form of PTSD. Sitting in the back of a restaurant, back to the wall, counting exits, and watching people come and go...PTSD. However, not all PTSD is related to combat. The "T" is trauma(tic). There are plenty of other scenarios that create trauma without ever firing or even holding a weapon. For example: Troop goes through airborne school, gets up in the bird, can't jump and locks the hell up...trauma. Tanker is witness to a fellow soldier getting ran over or smashed by a track vehicle...trauma. A soldier is sexually harassed or sexually assaulted...MALE OR FEMALE...trauma. The bullshit stereotypical "30 yard stare" and "You can't have PTSD...you were never downrange." ...that's out. In this particular scenario the OP lays out, that guy is why it is difficult for so many of to get the resources we need. He's a douchebag and someone that knows him should report his BS to the VA Inspector General. Hell, give me a name..I frickin will!
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This is partly why getting service connected is a challrnge.
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This post was a few years ago; unfortunately, some seem to fly under the radar regarding benefits. When I entered the military, Women were not allowed in combat roles, and my first deployment was at Ben Giron outside Tele Aviv, Israel during the Gulf War. I don't recall anywhere in the desert where nobody saw combat. I suffered for years on active duty with panic attacks that I was afraid to tell anyone because I would lose out on essential deployments and career-ending. My symptoms kept me alive during my military years. The VA will not diagnose me with PTSD. Nope, not happening. Since I have been a civilian, some ribbons have added devices to them due to congressional appointments and events becoming unclassified. I know there are people on here that have missions that will never be unclassified. My VA doctor constantly sends me to groups so I can have a good relationship with people. I don't think you can get well; PTSD makes a great soldier. It's part of the package.
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I worked at a VA Hospital for a while. We had a patient sent to us pending discharge from the Navy because the hospital was closest to his home. He never finished boot camp because he was yelled at by the DI.he rotated back through 2 more time and after the same issue he was sent to the VA. He accumulate enough time to count and was discharged 100% service connected. He started drawing $809.00 a month tax free.
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